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Latino/a students are in a unique position in today's society; teachers and administrators are in an influential position in educating them. Community, parents, and educators alike are poised to enable these students to gain the education they need for success. Chapters by recognized authors and successful practitioners explain theory with actual applicable examples, demonstrating where and how education is successfully working for Latino students.

Theoretical and practical information about assessment in the bilingual and English-language-learner classrooms.

Paired fiction and nonfiction literature, strong picture support, built-in instructional supports and activities, and picture dictionary in each volume

Children personalize pages that are torn out and folded to make 10 little picture word books covering popular curricular themes. Excellent take home resource for children to share their new vocabulary.

This pamphlet examines the conditions that put female Hispanic Americans at risk of not completing their education and not aspiring to careers, and describes a program that takes advantage of the important role played by the mother in Hispanic culture. The following factors make female Hispanic Americans the most at-risk of all students: (1) low grades and disciplinary problems; (2) lack of role models; (3) disproportionate levels of referrals to special education classes; (4) low teacher expectations; (5) lack of adequate vocational and career counseling; (6) stereotypical portrayals in the curriculum; (7) weak educational support at home; and (8) mothers with low educational attainment and low educational expectations for their daughters. The Mother-Daughter Program is a collaborative program involving the University of Texas, the YWCA, and three El Paso (Texas) school districts. The program targets Hispanic American female students in grade 6 and their mothers from low-income families in which no member has graduated from college. Mothers are a central focus of the program, because their expectations, involvement, and role-modeling have a lasting impact on their daughters' educational development. Participants engage in a variety of activities on local college campuses and in community service programs. Hispanic American college women who serve as role models are a vital component of the program. Mothers and daughters participating in the program report increased career awareness, self-confidence, and educational aspirations. A list of 20 references is appended. (FMW)

Uses a picture-dictionary approach and natural conversations to teach: survival vocabulary, such as school locations and objects, numbers, food and money, language functions, basic patterns and structures

Children personalize pages that are torn out and folded to make 10 little picture word books covering popular curricular themes. Excellent take home resource for children to share their new vocabulary.

Paired fiction and nonfiction literature, strong picture support, built-in instructional supports and activities, and picture dictionary in each volume